THE “ENGINEERS HAVE FEELINGS” PROJECT: INTEGRATING MENTAL WELLNESS AND LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS IN FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING COURSES

Abstract

To address an identified need for programming that helps Engineering students to develop skills in coping, resilience, and lifelong learning, we designed, implemented, and reflected on the effectiveness of a curricular intervention on Engineering students’ mental wellbeing, academic engagement and achievement, and perceptions of support. This intervention has implications for the development of a model of the curricular components necessary to benefit undergraduate students’ academic engagement, success, and perceptions of student support. It may also be used to inform curriculum development across many university programs.